Rob Van Dam has high praise for HOOK.
On the January 17 episode of AEW Dynamite, HOOK will challenge Samoa Joe for the AEW World Championship. This will be Joe's first defense of the title that he won at the Worlds End pay-per-view on December 30, 2023.
The match has been controversial online, with many fans arguing over if HOOK deserves a shot at Joe and the promotion's world championship.
On the latest episode of the 1 Of A Kind podcast, Van Dam had some high praise for HOOK, a star that he's teamed with two occasions.
“From what I know about him, absolutely, Van Dam said when asked if he thinks HOOK has what it takes to become a star. "What I don’t know about him is very important because this sounds like a good matchup, it’s probably a really exciting matchup if you’ve followed the pathway that HOOK is on and seen what he’s overcome to find the obstacle now that is Samoa Joe. I haven’t unfortunately been following the matches he’s had since [he teamed with] me, so I don’t know that part of it, otherwise it sounds like a [match where] cool couple of guys that do jiu-jitsu, mat wrestling with one of them being much bigger much more experienced in my dear friend Samoa Joe. Sounds like it might be a schooling of sorts, but I’m sure if I had a bigger picture and knew what his pathway coming into facing Samoa Joe, it sounds like what they did was compelling.”
Fans can see the current lineup for the January 17 episode of AEW Dynamite by clicking here. Fightful will have full coverage of the show as it airs.
Booker T recently questioned the legitimacy of HOOK's wins in AEW, asking fans if they remember any of his victories. Learn more here.
If you use any of the quotes above, please credit the original source with a h/t and link back to Fightful for the transcription.
